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Hello STD counselor, I am totally confused with several of your answers. To simplify, man has HSV2 genital. Woman dont. So if woman give oral sex to man, will woman get HSV2 oral or not.

Posted on Nov 13, 2018

Posted on Dec 10, 2018

Anonymous

Well, lucky me, I have HSV1 and HSV2 on my lip and HSV1 down below...

Posted on Nov 21, 2018

Anonymous

An hsv2 oral infection is out of the virus' "preferred" region, so it is typically weaker there. Most people do not become symptomatic from exposure to hsv2 oral and to hsv1 genital. Additionally, most people get hsv1 as a child and thus already have antibodies which can suppress symptoms of hsv2. These reasons in part are why over 80% of those with hsv don't know they have it.

Posted on Nov 16, 2018

Author

Hello Counselor, please clarify. In my above question, you said 'she could catch the virus orally'. Then you said 'However, HSV-2 does not spread orally'. I am confused! So does that mean she could BUT SHE WILL NOT get HSV-2 if she performs oral sex on a male with HSV-2 genital?